Nature Photo Challenge #27: Ladybugs
It took me a while but I did find some photos of ladybugs for the September 6th Nature Photo Challenge at Denzil Nature. I don’t normally take pictures of ladybugs, because we have… Continue reading
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Nature Photo Challenge #23: Flies
The theme of the previous challenge was “Tree Bark” and I closed with some pictures of holes drilled by Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers. And that gives me a great segue into this week’s challenge, because… Continue reading
Nature Photo Challenge #20: Black
Denzil started off his current photo challenge with a picture of a coot, so I will too! 🙂 We have had American Coots visit at our farm, but my favorite coot picture is… Continue reading
Photos from the City Nature Challenge
I live on the very edge of the Houston-Galveston territory for the City Nature Challenge. This bioblitz event, run by iNaturalist, is a worldwide, 4-day challenge held every year, to get people outside,… Continue reading
Host and Guests: Texas Ragwort
This year we have had a big bloom of Texas Ragwort, and on my walks I noticed many insects visiting them. These photos were taken over about a one-month period. That is a… Continue reading
Favorite Shots from 2021
These are some of my favorite pictures of 2021. Some of them are first or unusual sightings for me; some of them are just pretty. 🙂 If you click on any picture, it… Continue reading
The Elusive Black Saddlebags
One of my ongoing projects is to photograph and identify all the (non-microscopic) species we have on our farm. Sometimes it is the ID process that is tricky; other times I can easily… Continue reading
Wander and Ponder
One of the things I am most grateful for in my life, is the opportunities I have to wander around all by myself. Our family has two rural properties, so when I walk… Continue reading
I Spy…Tiny Ones
[This post was originally on my other blog, Deep in the Heart of Textiles, as part of a photography challenge. It seems to belong better over here. It was originally posted on May… Continue reading
A Lovely April Morning Walk
So often, I can’t get my camera to focus where I want it to, but this past Sunday morning, the photography stars aligned and all my pictures turned out beautifully! On my regular… Continue reading